At St. Edward the Confessor, we believe that parental encouragement and support for learning activities at home, combined with parental involvement in schooling, is critical to children’s education. A growing body of research shows that building effective partnerships between parents, families, and schools to support children’s learning leads to improved learning outcomes. Parents are the first and continuing educators of their children.
Research has shown that parental engagement (of various kinds) has a positive impact on many indicators of student achievement, including:
Beyond educational achievement, parental engagement is associated with various indicators of student development. These include: